Lake LA-4 N2040L
24 April 1970 · Houston, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 24 April 1970 at about 11:30 local time, a Lake LA-4 registered N2040L, operated by Lake Sales COR, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Houston, Texas, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 11:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Houston, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Hooks Memorial
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Lake LA-4
- Registration
- N2040L
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Lake Sales COR
- Operating rule
- Aircraft Manufacturer
- Purpose of flight
- Test
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1734
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
PLT OPENING SIDE WINDOW, ACFT LEFT RWY AND HIT CULVERT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Lake LA-4 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Oct 1970 | Lake LA-4 | New Cumbrlnd, West Virginia, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 11 Sep 1970 | Lake LA-4 | Hernando, Mississippi, United States | Memphis Air CH | Fatal | 2 |
| 12 Jul 1970 | Lake LA-4 | Otis, Massachusetts, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 8 Apr 1970 | Lake LA-4 | Broomfield, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Nov 1970 | Lake LA-4 | Sandusky, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Aug 1971 | Lake LA-4 | Texarkana, Arkansas, United States | Aviation Cente | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jan 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Norwood, Massachusetts, United States | E W Wiggins AI | No injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Albany, New York, United States | McIntyre Aviat | No injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1970 | N American SNJ-4 | Dothan, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Ridgely, Maryland, United States | Charles B Todd | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Torrance, California, United States | Sperry Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1970 | Aeronca 11AC | Butler, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |